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in·cor·po·rate
(ĭn-kôr′pə-rāt′)v. in·cor·po·rat·ed, in·cor·po·rat·ing, in·cor·po·rates
v.tr.
1. To unite (one thing) with something else already in existence: incorporated the letter into her diary.
2. To admit as a member to a corporation or similar organization.
3. To cause to merge or combine together into a united whole.
4. To cause to form into a legal corporation: incorporate a business.
5. To give substance or material form to; embody.
v.intr.
1. To become united or combined into an organized body.
2. To become or form a legal corporation: San Antonio incorporated as a city in 1837.
3. Linguistics To move from the head of one phrase to the head of another, forming a new word by affixing onto that head, as in certain languages when a noun object of a verb is affixed to the verb.
adj. (-pər-ĭt)
1. Combined into one united body; merged.
2. Formed into a legal corporation.
[Middle English incorporaten, from Late Latin incorporāre, incorporāt-, to form into a body : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin corpus, corpor-, body; see corpus.]
in·cor′po·ra·ble (-pər-ə-bəl) adj.
in·cor′po·ra′tion n.
in·cor′po·ra′tive adj.
in·cor′po·ra′tor n.
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incorporate
vb
1. to include or be included as a part or member of a united whole
2. to form or cause to form a united whole or mass; merge or blend
3. (Commerce) to form (individuals, an unincorporated enterprise, etc) into a corporation or other organization with a separate legal identity from that of its owners or members
adj
4. combined into a whole; incorporated
5. (Commerce) formed into or constituted as a corporation
[C14 (in the sense: put into the body of something else): from Late Latin incorporāre to embody, from Latin in-2 + corpus body]
inˈcorporative adj
inˌcorpoˈration n
incorporate
(ɪnˈkɔːpərɪt; -prɪt)adj
an archaic word for incorporeal
[C16: from Late Latin incorporātus, from Latin in-1 + corporātus furnished with a body]
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in•cor•po•rate
(v. ɪnˈkɔr pəˌreɪt; adj. -pər ɪt, -prɪt)v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to form into a corporation.
2. to introduce as an integral part: to incorporate revisions into a text.
3. to include as a part: His book incorporates his earlier essay.
4. to combine into one body or uniform substance.
5. to embody: It incorporates all her thinking on the subject.
6. to form into a society or organization.
v.i. 7. to form a legal corporation.
8. to combine so as to form one body.
adj. 9. incorporated.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin incorporāre to embody]
in•cor`po•ra′tion, n.
in•cor′po•ra`tive, adj.
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incorporate
Past participle: incorporated
Gerund: incorporating
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Verb | 1. | incorporate - make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" fold - incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" reintegrate - integrate again; "Russia must be reintegrated into Europe" build in - make something an integral part of something else; "we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you" re-incorporate - incorporate again or anew |
2. | incorporate - include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" | |
3. | incorporate - form a corporation business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree" | |
4. | incorporate - unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case" | |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front" |
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incorporate
verb
1. include, contain, take in, embrace, integrate, embody, encompass, assimilate, comprise of The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.
2. integrate, include, absorb, unite, merge, accommodate, knit, fuse, assimilate, amalgamate, subsume, coalesce, harmonize, meld The agreement allowed the rebels to be incorporated into the police force.
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Translations
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incorporate
[ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪt] VT (= include) → incluir, comprender; (= integrate) → incorporar (in, into a) a product incorporating vitamin Q → un producto que contiene vitamina Qto incorporate a company → constituir una compañía en sociedad (anónima)
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incorporate
vt
(= integrate) → aufnehmen, einbauen, integrieren (→ into in +acc); her proposals were incorporated into the project → ihre Vorschläge gingen in das Projekt ein; Hanover was incorporated into Prussia in 1886 → Hannover wurde 1886 Preußen angegliedert or mit Preußen vereinigt
(= contain) (→ in sich dat) → vereinigen, enthalten; the tax is incorporated in the price → (die) Steuer ist im Preis enthalten; a new James Bond film incorporating all the standard ingredients → ein neuer James-Bond-Film, der alle Standardelemente enthält; all the tribes are now incorporated in one state → alle Stämme sind jetzt zu einem Staat zusammengeschlossen
(Jur, Comm) → gesellschaftlich organisieren; (US) → (amtlich) als Aktiengesellschaft eintragen, registrieren; to incorporate a company → eine Gesellschaft gründen; incorporated company (US) → (als Kapitalgesellschaft) eingetragenes Unternehmen
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incorporate
(inˈkoːpəreit) verb to contain or include as part of the whole. The shopping centre incorporates a library and a bank.
inˈcorporated adjective (often abbreviated to Inc., ~inc.) formed into a company, corporation etc. The name of our company is `Field Services, Incorporated'.
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incorporate
v. incorporar, añadir.
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